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1、SecondEnglishpapersEachnationhasitsowncharacteristicfestivalsthatreflectthecultureofitself.InChina,asourcountryandwesterncountriesbecomeincreasinglycloser,moreandmorechineseacceptwesternculture.However,somewesternfestivalssometimesevenmorepopularthantraditionalfestivals,foreigncultural’sinfl
2、uenceshouldnotbeunderestimated.ThemainThemaingroupofcelebratingwesternfestivalsisyouthgroupwhichtakesstudentsasthemainforce.PeoplecelebratefestivalssuchasValentine'sday,mother'sday,ThanksgivingDayandChristmasDay.Infact,becauseoftheChinesewayofthinking,westernholidaysinChinaisjustpopularforCh
3、ristmasandValentine'sday,notallwesternholidaysattractpeople'sattention.AccordingtoasurveyofCentralChinaNormalUniversity,manycollegestudentsknowtheexistenceofwesternfestivals,butlittleofthemknowabouttheirculturalconnotations.InadditiontoChristmas,respondentswhoknowotherwesternfestivals’meanin
4、garelessthan10%.Referringtothewaytocelebrating,inGeneral,duringtheFestival,peoplesendgiftssuchasflowersandgreetingcards.Theysingwithfriends,andblessorsendmessagestoeachother;lotsofpeoplearegoingtorelaxduringthefestival:shopping,invitingfriendstorestaurants,dancing,andsoon.Onthewhole,Chinesec
5、elebratewesternholidayswiththefollowingfourcharacteristics:universality,particularity,blindfaithandapassionforconsumptionAsthesayinggoes,1000readershave1000Hamletsinmind.peoplehavedifferentviewsonwhetherChineseshouldcelebratewesternholidays.SomepeoplewhoarekeenonWesternfestivals,arguedthatCh
6、ina'straditionalfestivalsaretoorigidandtherearemanyfestivalswithfeudalthinking.Onthecontrary,westernfestivalswhichareexcitingadvocatetheflamboyantandreflectfreedom.Inaddition,westernholidaysmakepeoplewho’reunderheavysocialpressurehaveachancetorelax.Atthesametime,someexpertsbelievethatthecele
7、brationofWesternholidaysareaninevitabletrendofculturalexchanges.HuangKemin,aSociologistbelievesthatcelebratingwesternholidaysisaformofculturalcommunication.Insomecases,it’llfillvacanciesinChineseculture.SomestudentsbelievethatcelebratingWesternfest
